Teaching the Middle Ages and the Renaissance with Magic Tree House Books

This year we are using the Magic Tree House books as my 2nd grader’s reading ‘curriculum’. I have organized them to correlate with what what we are learning in history and some times science. Check out Teaching History with Magic Tree House Books to see why we love these books, how they are organized, and to get some simple extension activities for using them in your homeschool or classroom. I also explain the difference between the Magic Tree House line of books (noted as MTH below) and the Merlin Missions line of books (noted as MM below).

This list contains the books that cover the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. These books would align with Story of the World Volume 2 or other history studies about the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Literature Based Upon the Middle Ages

The books in this section do not teach historical facts. Instead, they are based on the myths and legends written and told throughout history into the Middle Ages. Jack and Annie go on many adventures on behalf of Camelot and are accompanied by a variety of mythical and legendary creatures. Since they involve Camelot, we are reading them during our study of the Middle Ages, knights and castles. The fact tracker listed at the end of this section would be good to have on hand while reading all of these books.

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I BEYOND love this! Thank you! We use Magic Tree House books paired with “A Trip Around the World Books” for history, geography, even some science activities. My husband was just saying we should do it based on a timeline and here you are doing just that! Thanks for doing all of this work!

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